Kargil Weather in April
Kargil in April
The short of it: Kargil in April averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 1 °C (33 °F), with 37 mm (1.5 in) of rain and about 13 h 1 min of daylight. Rated 4 of 5 for a visit; the best months are September and June. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 1° · rain 37 mm · daylight 13 h 1 min
✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: September & June
April in Kargil brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 1°, with about 37 mm of rain over the month. Spring takes hold here: highs climb 8° from March to about 13°, with nights near 1°. Rain is modest, about 37 mm, the 4th wettest month. The snow cover usually melts away this month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 1 min in mid-April, 68 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots. The Almanac rates April 4 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are September and June.
Against its neighbours, Kargil runs cooler than most and drier than most in April. Skardu, 94 km to the NNW, is 6° warmer by day.
April in Kargil, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 7th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 4th wettest of 12
- Versus March
- 8° warmer, 16 mm less rain
- Versus May
- 8° colder
- Day–night spread
- 12°
- Snow season
- Dec–Mar
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 1 min
- Average wind
- 6 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
April averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkarduGilgit-Baltistan | 94 km NNW | 18° | 5° | 32 mm |
| PahalgamJammu and Kashmir | 96 km SW | 14° | 4° | 160 mm |
| TrālJammu and Kashmir | 116 km SW | 21° | 8° | 129 mm |
| Seer HamdanJammu and Kashmir | 118 km SW | 21° | 9° | 138 mm |
| KhreuhJammu and Kashmir | 120 km WSW | 21° | 9° | 120 mm |
| MattanJammu and Kashmir | 122 km SW | 21° | 9° | 138 mm |
| ShangusJammu and Kashmir | 123 km SW | 21° | 9° | 142 mm |
| AwantipurJammu and Kashmir | 124 km SW | 20° | 8° | 142 mm |